SF Masterworks

SF Masterworks is a series of science fiction novel reprints published by UK-based company Orion Publishing Group, a subsidiary of Hachette UK. The series is intended for the United Kingdom and Australian markets, but many editions are distributed to the United States and Canada by Hachette Book Group. As of June 2022, there are 188 unique titles in the series, 186 of which have been printed in the relaunched series. Approximately 230 volumes, including hardcover and revised editions, have been published in total.

SF Masterworks
A bookshelf containing every published SF Masterworks title, as of October 2021

CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publisher
Published1999–present
Media typePrint (Hardcover / Paperback) Ebook
No. of books188 (186 in current publication)
Websitesfgateway.com

Superseding the earlier series Gollancz Classic SF (1986–1987) and VGSF Classics (1988–1990),[1] the SF Masterworks series began publication in 1999. Developed to feature important and out of print science fiction novels, the selections were described by science fiction author Iain M. Banks as "amazing" and "genuinely the best novels from sixty years of SF".[2] Many of the selections had been out of print in the United Kingdom for many years.

Its companion series include Fantasy Masterworks and Gateway Essentials.

Numbered series

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Softcover editions (1999–2007)

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  • ‡ Hardcover editions only. Orion Publishing did not have the rights to paperback editions.
  • * Some printings do not include a number stamp, or the incorrect number stamp appears on the cover.

Hardcover editions (2001)

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Not all printings include a volume number stamp. Printings distributed to the United States do not include any markings to indicate they are part of a series.

Relaunch series

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A selection of titles from the series on display at a London bookshop.

Softcover editions (2010–present)

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The new designs sport yellow/white spines, with the SF Masterworks logo written vertically on the cover. The original 10 numbered titles were re-issued first. For titles that were previously issued in the original series, generally the cover artwork is tinted in a different colour from the original version. For example, The Dispossessed cover artwork is primarily red in the original release, and was tinted green when reprinted as part of the relaunch.

Only two titles from the numbered series have not yet been reprinted in the relaunch series: The Drowned World and Now Wait for Last Year. Since these are also the only entries missing from the "Complete List" of titles published by Gollancz in 2016,[3] the delay in reprinting both titles is likely a publisher oversight.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
The Forever WarJoe Haldeman29 March 2010[3]978-0-575-09414-7
I Am LegendRichard Matheson978-0-575-09416-1
Cities in FlightJames Blish978-0-575-09417-8
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick978-0-575-09418-5
The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester978-0-575-09419-2
Babel-17Samuel R. Delany978-0-575-09420-8
Lord of LightRoger Zelazny978-0-575-09421-5
The Fifth Head of CerberusGene Wolfe978-0-575-09422-2
GatewayFrederik Pohl978-0-575-09423-9
The Rediscovery of ManCordwainer Smith978-0-575-09424-6
The Three Stigmata of Palmer EldritchPhilip K. Dick1 April 2010[3]978-0-575-07480-4
Ubik978-1-857-98853-6
Inverted WorldChristopher Priest13 May 2010[3]978-0-575-08210-6
The SimulacraPhilip K. Dick14 May 2010[3]978-0-575-07460-6
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said978-1-857-98341-8
Time Out of Joint978-0-575-07458-3
VALIS978-1-857-98339-5
Bring the JubileeWard Moore14 June 2010[3]978-1-857-98764-5
DhalgrenSamuel R. Delany22 July 2010[3]978-0-575-09099-6
HelliconiaBrian Aldiss12 August 2010[3]978-0-575-08615-9
The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guin19 August 2010[3]978-1-857-98951-9
The Body SnatchersJack Finney14 October 2010[3]978-0-575-08531-2
The Female ManJoanna Russ11 November 2010[3]978-0-575-09499-4
The Complete RoderickJohn Sladek978-1-857-98340-1
ArslanM. J. Engh9 December 2010[3]978-0-575-09501-4
Tau ZeroPoul Anderson30 December 2010[3]978-0-575-07732-4
The Centauri DeviceM. John Harrison978-1-857-98997-7
The Difference EngineWilliam Gibson and Bruce Sterling13 January 2011[3]978-0-575-09940-1
The PrestigeChristopher Priest10 February 2011[3]978-0-575-09941-8
GreybeardBrian Aldiss18 March 2011[3]978-0-575-07113-1
Martian Time-SlipPhilip K. Dick24 March 2011[3]978-1-857-98837-6
SiriusOlaf Stapledon14 April 2011[3]978-0-575-09942-5
HyperionDan Simmons12 May 2011[3][4]978-0-575-09943-2
Non-StopBrian Aldiss978-1-857-98998-4
The City and the StarsArthur C. Clarke2 June 2011[3]978-1-857-98763-8
CityClifford D. Simak9 June 2011[3]978-0-575-10523-2
Hellstrom's HiveFrank Herbert14 July 2011[3]978-0-575-10108-1
Of Men and MonstersWilliam Tenn11 August 2011[3]978-0-575-09944-9
PavaneKeith Roberts29 September 2011[3]978-1-857-98937-3
TimescapeGregory Benford978-1-857-98935-9
Dying InsideRobert Silverberg978-0-575-07525-2
GrassSheri S. Tepper978-1-857-98798-0
More Than HumanTheodore Sturgeon978-1-857-98852-9
The AffirmationChristopher Priest13 October 2011[3]978-0-575-09946-3
R.U.R. and War with the NewtsKarel Čapek978-0-575-09945-6
EmphyrioJack Vance14 November 2011[3]978-1-857-98885-7
Star MakerOlaf Stapledon978-1-857-98807-9
The Book of SkullsRobert Silverberg978-1-857-98914-4
Floating WorldsCecelia Holland8 December 2011[3]978-0-575-10823-3
Blood MusicGreg Bear12 December 2011978-1-857-98762-1
Rogue MoonAlgis Budrys12 January 2012[3]978-0-575-10800-4
Dangerous VisionsHarlan Ellison9 February 2012[3]978-0-575-10802-8
Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarke5 March 2012[3]978-0-575-07733-1
EonGreg Bear978-0-575-07316-6
Odd JohnOlaf Stapledon8 March 2012[3]978-0-575-07224-4
The Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. Clarke19 March 2012[3]978-1-857-98721-8
Last and First MenOlaf Stapledon978-1-857-98806-2
The Fall of HyperionDan Simmons12 April 2012[3]978-0-575-09948-7
Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate Wilhelm14 June 2012[3]978-0-575-07914-4
Roadside Picnic (new translation)Arkady and Boris Strugatsky12 July 2012[3]978-0-575-09313-3
SynnersPat Cadigan9 August 2012[3]978-0-575-11954-3
Sarah CanaryKaren Joy Fowler13 September 2012[3]978-0-575-13136-1
AmmoniteNicola Griffith978-0-575-11823-2
The Continuous Katherine MortenhoeD. G. Compton11 October 2012[3]978-0-575-11831-7
FrankensteinMary Shelley978-0-575-09960-9
Doomsday BookConnie Willis8 November 2012[3]978-0-575-13109-5
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes15 November 2012[3]978-1-857-98938-0
Unquenchable FireRachel Pollack13 December 2012[3]978-0-575-11854-6
The Caltraps of TimeDavid I. Masson978-0-575-11828-7
Engine SummerJohn Crowley10 January 2013[3]978-0-575-08281-6
Take Back PlentyColin Greenland978-0-575-11952-9
Slow RiverNicola Griffith14 February 2013[3]978-0-575-11825-6
The Gate to Women's CountrySheri S. Tepper14 March 2013[3]978-0-575-13104-0
The Sea and SummerGeorge Turner978-0-575-11869-0
WaspEric Frank Russell9 May 2013[3]978-0-575-12904-7
To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis978-0-575-11312-1
The Gods ThemselvesIsaac Asimov13 June 2013[3]978-0-575-12905-4
This Is the Way the World EndsJames Morrow978-0-575-08118-5
The DeepJohn Crowley11 July 2013[3]978-0-575-08264-9
Time is the Fire: The Best of Connie WillisConnie Willis8 August 2013[3]978-0-575-13114-9
No Enemy But TimeMichael Bishop978-0-575-09311-9
Double StarRobert A. Heinlein12 September 2013[3]978-0-575-12203-1
Revelation SpaceAlastair Reynolds978-0-575-12906-1
A Fall of MoondustArthur C. Clarke16 September 2013[3]978-0-575-07317-3
A Maze of DeathPhilip K. Dick978-0-575-07461-3
The Penultimate Truth978-0-575-07481-1
Random Acts of Senseless ViolenceJack Womack10 October 2013[3]978-0-575-13230-6
TransfigurationsMichael Bishop14 November 2013[3]978-0-575-09309-6
The Door Into SummerRobert A. Heinlein12 December 2013[3]978-0-575-12072-3
Dr. BloodmoneyPhilip K. Dick9 January 2014[3]978-1-4732-0168-2
Half Past HumanT. J. Bass30 January 2014[3]978-0-575-12962-7
The Long TomorrowLeigh Brackett13 February 2014[3]978-0-575-13156-9
The GodwhaleT. J. Bass13 March 2014[3]978-0-575-12993-1
JemFrederik Pohl10 April 2014[3]978-1-4732-0170-5
The Shrinking ManRichard Matheson978-1-4732-0169-9
A Case of ConscienceJames Blish15 May 2014[3]978-1-4732-0543-7
Her Smoke Rose Up ForeverJames Tiptree Jr10 July 2014[3]978-1-4732-0324-2
A Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick28 August 2014[3]978-1-857-98847-5
Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner11 September 2014[3]978-1-4732-0637-3
The Child GardenGeoff Ryman27 November 2014[5]978-0-575-07690-7
Mission of GravityHal Clement11 December 2014[3]978-1-4732-0638-0
MockingbirdWalter Tevis27 February 2015[6]978-1-4732-1310-4
The Word for World Is ForestUrsula K. Le Guin26 March 2015[3]978-1-4732-0578-9
Downward to the EarthRobert Silverberg9 April 2015[3]978-1-4732-1192-6
Hard to Be a GodArkady and Boris Strugatsky978-1-4732-0829-2
Night LampJack Vance14 May 2015[3]978-1-4732-0892-6
Life During WartimeLucius Shepard11 June 2015[3]978-1-4732-1193-3
Earth AbidesGeorge R. Stewart30 June 2015[7]978-1-4732-1433-0
Dark BenedictionWalter M. Miller13 August 2015[3]978-1-4732-1194-0
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
  and The Compass Rose
Ursula K. Le Guin978-1-4732-0576-5
Dying of the LightGeorge R. R. Martin10 September 2015[3]978-1-4732-1252-7
The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin30 September 2015[8]978-1-4732-0606-9
NovaSamuel R. Delany12 November 2015[3]978-1-4732-1191-9
The Man Who Fell to EarthWalter Tevis978-1-4732-1311-1
A Fire Upon the DeepVernor Vinge7 January 2016[3]978-1-4732-1195-7
NorstriliaCordwainer Smith11 February 2016[9]978-1-4732-1253-4
Monday Begins on SaturdayArkady and Boris Strugatsky14 April 2016[10]978-1-4732-0221-4
FairylandPaul J. McAuley12 May 2016[10]978-1-4732-1516-0
Always Coming HomeUrsula K. Le Guin14 July 2016[10]978-1-4732-0580-2
A Deepness in the SkyVernor Vinge978-1-4732-1196-4
Swastika NightMurray Constantine11 August 2016[10]978-1-4732-1466-8
China Mountain ZhangMaureen F. McHugh13 October 2016[10]978-1-4732-1462-0
Shadow and Claw
  (The Book of the New Sun, Vol. 1)
Gene Wolfe10 November 2016[10]978-1-4732-1649-5
Sword and Citadel
  (The Book of the New Sun, Vol. 2)
978-1-4732-1200-8
LimboBernard Wolfe15 December 2016[11]978-1-4732-1247-3
The Island of Doctor MoreauH. G. Wells12 January 2017[10]978-1-4732-1799-7
The Invisible Man978-1-4732-1798-0
The Shape of Things to Come978-1-4732-2165-9
The Food of the Gods978-1-4732-1801-7
The First Men in the Moon978-1-4732-1800-0
The War of the Worlds978-1-4732-1802-4
The Time Machine978-1-4732-1797-3
The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin12 April 2017[10]978-1-4732-2162-8
The Doomed CityArkady and Boris Strugatsky13 July 2017[10]978-1-4732-2228-1
Raising the StonesSheri S. Tepper10 August 2017[10]978-1-4732-2265-6
The EmbeddingIan Watson7 September 2017[10]978-1-4732-2267-0
CryptozoicBrian Aldiss30 November 2017[10]978-1-4732-2273-1
Land Under EnglandJoseph O'Neill26 June 2018[10]978-1-4732-2406-3
RaftStephen Baxter10 July 2018[10]978-1-4732-2405-6
Dreaming in SmokeTricia Sullivan23 August 2018[10]978-1-4732-2474-2
FoolsPat Cadigan7 March 2019[10]978-1-4732-2602-9
The Best of R. A. LaffertyR. A. Lafferty4 April 2019[10]978-1-4732-1344-9
LightM. John Harrison11 July 2019[10]978-1-4732-2767-5
Native TongueSuzette Haden Elgin22 August 2019[10]978-1-4732-2756-9
Snail on the SlopeArkady and Boris Strugatsky17 October 2019[10]978-1-4732-2828-3
The Shockwave RiderJohn Brunner9 January 2020[10]978-1-4732-2830-6
Lord Valentine's CastleRobert Silverberg6 February 2020[10]978-1-4732-2922-8
River of GodsIan McDonald19 March 2020[10]978-1-4732-2950-1
A Time of ChangesRobert Silverberg20 August 2020[10]978-1-4732-2923-5
The Andromeda AnthologyFred Hoyle and John Elliot29 October 2020[10]978-1-4732-3011-8
Worlds of Exile and IllusionUrsula K. Le Guin15 October 2020[10]978-1-4732-3098-9
Bold as LoveGwyneth Jones12 November 2020[10]978-1-4732-3019-4
Desolation RoadIan McDonald10 December 2020[10]978-1-4732-3099-6
Castles Made of SandGwyneth Jones21 January 2021[10]978-1-4732-3020-0
The Best of Greg EganGreg Egan18 March 2021[10]978-1-4732-3229-7
The Inhabited Island (new translation)Arkady and Boris Strugatsky15 April 2021[10]978-1-4732-3244-0
The SeparationChristopher Priest13 May 2021[10]978-1-4732-3305-8
Needle in a TimestackRobert Silverberg10 June 2021[10]978-1-4732-2920-4
White QueenGwyneth Jones2 September 2021[10]978-1-4732-3465-9
KairosGwyneth Jones11 November 2021[12]978-1-4732-3466-6
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell20 January 2022[13]978-1-4732-3480-2
LifeGwyneth Jones17 February 2022[10]978-1-4732-3467-3
The Chronicles of AmberRoger Zelazny14 April 2022[10]978-1-4732-2216-8
The Second Chronicles of AmberRoger Zelazny18 August 2022978-1-4732-2215-1
Growing Up WeightlessJohn M. Ford29 September 2022978-1-4732-3282-2
The Secret of LifePaul McAuley13 October 2022978-1-3996-0377-5
RoadmarksRoger Zelazny19 January 2023978-1-4732-3503-8
Imperial EarthArthur C. Clarke16 February 2023978-1-4732-0142-2
The Hammer of GodArthur C. Clarke16 March 2023978-1-4732-0140-8
The Best of Roger ZelaznyRoger Zelazny26 October 2023978-1-4732-3500-7
The Demolished ManAlfred BesterUnknown978-1-857-98822-2
The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut978-1-857-98884-0
Behold the ManMichael Moorcock978-1-857-98848-2
Man PlusFrederik Pohl978-1-857-98946-5
Dancers at the End of TimeMichael Moorcock978-0-575-07476-7
The Space MerchantsFrederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbuth978-0-575-07528-3
RingworldLarry Niven978-0-575-07702-7

‡ Reprinted version of a title from the numbered series

Hardcover editions (2010–2017)

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‡ Reprinted version of a title from the numbered series

§ Later reprinted in a paperback edition

Forthcoming

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Unpublished editions

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The following editions were announced, but appear to have been withdrawn:

The Best of the Masterworks collection

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Softcover (2022 - present)

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TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick27 October 2022[16]9781399607742
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes27 October 2022[17]9781399607766
I Am LegendRichard Matheson27 October 2022[18]9781399607735
The Female ManJoanna Russ27 October 2022[19]9781399607759
NeuromancerWilliam Gibson24 November 2022[20]9781399607773
The Forever WarJoe Haldeman24 November 2022[21]9781399607780
The Word for World Is ForestUrsula K. Le Guin24 November 2022[22]9781399607797
GatewayFrederik Pohl24 November 2022[23]9781399607803
Revelation SpaceAlastair Reynolds8 December 2022[24]9781399607810
The Man Who Fell to EarthWalter Tevis8 December 2022[25]9781399607834
GrassSheri S. Tepper8 December 2022[26]9781399607827
Sarah CanaryKaren Joy Fowler20 July 20239781399617185
Rendezvous With RamaArthur C. Clarke20 July 20239781399617178
Roadside PicnicArkady and Boris Strugatsky20 July 20239781399617208
The Island Of Doctor MoreauH.G. Wells24 August 20239781399617239
The Body SnatchersJack Finney24 August 20239781399617215
The Sirens Of TitanKurt Vonnegut24 August 20239781399617222
SynnersPat Cadigan24 August 20239781399617253
To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis24 August 20239781399617192

Hardcover (2022 - present)

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TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
DuneFrank Herbert27 October 2022[27]9781399611176
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The GalaxyDouglas Adams24 August 20239781399617246
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Gollancz 50th Anniversary (2011)

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gollancz imprint, Orion published ten fan-chosen editions. Each novel featured Gollancz's red-on-yellow cover design. The series was initially marketed as part the SF Masterworks series.

Golden Age Masterworks (2019–present)

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Initially marketed as part the SF Masterworks series.

Rounded-corner paperbacks (2006)

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A collection of 10 SF masterworks was published in 2006 in a distinctive paperback edition with matte, non-glossy covers, rounded corners and minimialist cover art by Marc Adams.

TitleAuthor(s)DateISBN
Cities in FlightJames Blish01 August 20060-57507-898-7
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes01 August 20060-57507-920-5
I Am LegendRichard Matheson01 August 20060-575-07900-2
Lord of LightRoger Zelazny01 August 20060-575-07901-0
The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut01 August 20060-575-07902-9
The Forever WarJoe Haldeman01 August 20060-575-07908-8
The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin01 August 20060-575-07903-7
GatewayFrederik Pohl01 August 20060-575-07899-5
UbikPhilip K. Dick01 August 20060-575-07921-5
The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester01 August 20060-575-07909-6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gollancz Classic SF - 1986-1987". SFandFantasy.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Locus Online: Malcolm Edwards interview excerpts". Locus. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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  4. ^ Aldiss, Brian (12 July 2018). Non-Stop. ISBN 9780575109049.
  5. ^ Ryman, Geoff (2018-07-13). The Child Garden. ISBN 9781473212138.
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  7. ^ "Title: Earth Abides". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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  11. ^ Wolfe, Bernard (2018-07-13). Limbo. ISBN 9781473212473.
  12. ^ Jones, Gwyneth (10 May 2021). Kairos by Gwyneth Jones. ISBN 9781473230316. Retrieved 2021-07-21. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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  15. ^ Bear, Greg (February 2018). The Forge of God. ISBN 978-1473222663.
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  18. ^ I Am Legend. 2022-04-26. ISBN 978-1-3996-0773-5.
  19. ^ The Female Man. 2022-04-26. ISBN 978-1-3996-0775-9.
  20. ^ Neuromancer. 2022-05-23. ISBN 978-1-3996-0777-3.
  21. ^ The Forever War. 2022-05-23. ISBN 978-1-3996-0778-0.
  22. ^ The Word for World is Forest. 2022-05-23. ISBN 978-1-3996-0779-7.
  23. ^ Gateway. 2022-05-23. ISBN 978-1-3996-0780-3.
  24. ^ Revelation Space. 2022-06-17. ISBN 978-1-3996-0781-0.
  25. ^ The Man Who Fell to Earth. 2022-06-17. ISBN 978-1-3996-0783-4.
  26. ^ Grass. 2022-06-17. ISBN 978-1-3996-0782-7.
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